Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
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Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
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Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Construct a starting lineup and a five-man bench that will play in the current NBA, with the following parameters:
- Each starter must have been named to exactly two all-star games during his career
- Each bench player must have been named to exactly one all-star game during his career
- No active players are permitted
- Assume each player's best/peak season
The best submission will win a cash prize of more than five American cents.
- Each starter must have been named to exactly two all-star games during his career
- Each bench player must have been named to exactly one all-star game during his career
- No active players are permitted
- Assume each player's best/peak season
The best submission will win a cash prize of more than five American cents.

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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Bill Walton
Elton Brand
Dennis Rodman
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter
Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Gordon Hayward
Andre Iguodala
Sam Cassell
Elton Brand
Dennis Rodman
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter
Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Gordon Hayward
Andre Iguodala
Sam Cassell
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Bumping because I posted this in the middle of the night.

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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
-Sammy- wrote:Bumping because I posted this in the middle of the night.
With the specific strict parameters you just set..... I am going to need a BUMP just to do some research.

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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Five cents?
I could be a part owner of the Bengals with that kind of money.
I could be a part owner of the Bengals with that kind of money.
ImmortalD24 wrote:Swap 2008 Mo Williams with Garland this post season and Cavs would be up right now on the verge of sweeping the Pacers.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
tamaraw08 wrote:-Sammy- wrote:Bumping because I posted this in the middle of the night.
With the specific strict parameters you just set..... I am going to need a BUMP just to do some research.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars
This list helped me, its pretty easy, not sure it is accurate, but if it is, I will put up :
C : Bill Walton
PF : Rashard Levis
SF : Luol Deng
SG : Emanuel Ginobili
PG : Baron Davis
6 : Kyle Korver
7 : Andre Iguodala
8 : Andrei Kirilenko
9 : Nick Van Exel
10: Andrew Bynum
My team still has elite defenders, but can also shoot way better than ReggiesKnicks team I think. Baron Davis as offensive leader on ball, not the best option, but with such depth, easily a favorite to win NBA I imagine.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Hmmm, I'll go with...
Bill Walton
Dennis Rodman
Rashard Lewis
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter
Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Andre Iguodala
Michael Redd
Mike Conley
I'll accept the 5 cents via venmo
Bill Walton
Dennis Rodman
Rashard Lewis
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter
Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Andre Iguodala
Michael Redd
Mike Conley
I'll accept the 5 cents via venmo
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
GeorgeMarcus wrote:Hmmm, I'll go with...
Bill Walton
Dennis Rodman
Rashard Lewis
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter
Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Andre Iguodala
Michael Redd
Mike Conley
I'll accept the 5 cents via venmo
Okay, but after administrative fees, you actually owe me two cents; I'll accept it via CashApp.
I like your team, though.

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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Starters:
Victor Oladipo
Manu Ginobili
Michael Finley
Rashard Lewis
Bill Walton
Bench:
Goran Dragic
Andre Iguodala
Ron Artest
Andrei Kirilenko
Andrew Bynum
Victor Oladipo
Manu Ginobili
Michael Finley
Rashard Lewis
Bill Walton
Bench:
Goran Dragic
Andre Iguodala
Ron Artest
Andrei Kirilenko
Andrew Bynum
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
C: Bill Walton
PF: Elton Brand
SF: Larry Johnson
SG: Manu Ginobili
PG: Baron Davis
Bench
C: Antonio McDyess
PF: Derrick Coleman
SF: Andrei Kirilenko
SG: Andre Iguodala
PG: Mookie Blaylock
PF: Elton Brand
SF: Larry Johnson
SG: Manu Ginobili
PG: Baron Davis
Bench
C: Antonio McDyess
PF: Derrick Coleman
SF: Andrei Kirilenko
SG: Andre Iguodala
PG: Mookie Blaylock
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Joakim Noah
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones < Misstake made> rolling with Michael Finley
Stephon Marbury
Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones < Misstake made> rolling with Michael Finley
Stephon Marbury
Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell
My Go Team
Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Duncan, Shaq
My Counter
Stockton, Kobe, Bird, Rodman, Dirk
Today's Team
Luka, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby
Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Duncan, Shaq
My Counter
Stockton, Kobe, Bird, Rodman, Dirk
Today's Team
Luka, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
All these guys are kinda old, i mean Bill Walton.... hard to see them contend next year.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
BadWolf wrote:All these guys are kinda old, i mean Bill Walton.... hard to see them contend next year.
Op said - Assume each player's best/peak season
Nice try though

My Go Team
Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Duncan, Shaq
My Counter
Stockton, Kobe, Bird, Rodman, Dirk
Today's Team
Luka, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby
Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Duncan, Shaq
My Counter
Stockton, Kobe, Bird, Rodman, Dirk
Today's Team
Luka, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
SlimShady83 wrote:Joakim Noah
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones
Stephon Marbury
Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell
Eddie Jones was a 3x AS, else he'd be on my team too

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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
GeorgeMarcus wrote:SlimShady83 wrote:Joakim Noah
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones
Stephon Marbury
Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell
Eddie Jones was a 3x AS, else he'd be on my team too
Oh snap, my mistake lols, I'm rolling with Michael Finley then.
My Go Team
Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Duncan, Shaq
My Counter
Stockton, Kobe, Bird, Rodman, Dirk
Today's Team
Luka, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby
Magic, Jordan, Pippen, Duncan, Shaq
My Counter
Stockton, Kobe, Bird, Rodman, Dirk
Today's Team
Luka, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines
Terry Porter
Manu GinĂ³bili
Michael Finley
Kiki VanDeWeghe
Bill Walton
Mookie Blaylock
Kyle Korver
Andrei Kirilenko
Gordon Hayward
Tyson Chandler
Sorry to Iguodala, whom I had on the bench but decided to choose a shooting expert in Korver
Manu GinĂ³bili
Michael Finley
Kiki VanDeWeghe
Bill Walton
Mookie Blaylock
Kyle Korver
Andrei Kirilenko
Gordon Hayward
Tyson Chandler
Sorry to Iguodala, whom I had on the bench but decided to choose a shooting expert in Korver